https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:44:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682909 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:57:53 +0000 christieanne 682909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh can I relate to your feeling of being left out of many fashion options due to size. I am in between "plus" and "average" sizes and have yet to figure out what any of that means. I do like to shop at the gap because of their size options. The Kut in a 16 is sized down compared to a gap 16 sadly. No consistently at all in the marketplace.<br /> Plus, not every style is right for everyone. I have figured out that the BF is not right for me. I am more confident in a slimmer leg myself and content with rolling a straight leg jean to get a variation on the look. Big pants make me feel just ....big. Not what I normally want to rock right? </p> <p>On another topic - I love your blouse! You have a nice flair and can work so many styles that choosing a few to opt out of shouldn't cause stress or grief. Hang in there on the shopping front! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682899 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:33:32 +0000 goldenpig 682899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Chrizzle, big hugs! I've seen some of your WIW's and think you have a fab style and looks and you shouldn't be ashamed of your body at all! The Catherines I linked to do come in size 16's. But I understand what you're saying and I wasn't trying to make you feel bad at all, I'm so sorry! Don't give up on fashion because you've got style in spades! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682895 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:24:09 +0000 Chrizzle 682895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The problem with shopping around for other styles and brands is that I wear a size 16 or 18 and most of the jeans brands I like do not deign to carry my size in store. I'm getting pretty tired of having to order everything online, in multiple sizes and washes. It's expensive and time-consuming and my life is busy and stressful enough as it is. (Should get back to work now, in fact, so I probably won't check in again until much later.) </p> <p>I'm feeling like a second-class citizen in the fashion world because I've gained weight. I do want to drop some pounds, but even when I have gone through phases of eating very little and exercising a lot for months at a time, the smallest I have been as an adult is a size 12 (the size I look and feel best at, IMO). I'm beginning to feel like my newly restored interest in fashion is depressing me by making me feel ashamed of my body, and shame has never worked for me as motivation to get healthier. Perhaps I need to step away from shopping for fashionable clothes for a while and focus on stuff I like about myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682879 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:02:04 +0000 goldenpig 682879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with everyone, I think you definitely can wear boyfriend jeans, but I'm totally with you in preferring a slimmer fit and more butt definition myself (so what if that makes them more of a girlfriend jean!)</p> <p>Have you looked at the Kut from the Kloth Catherine slim boyfriend jeans? I ordered this darker wash:<br /> <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/kut-from-the-kloth-catherine-slim-boyfriend-jeans-gratitude-wash/3272875?origin=keywordsearch&#038;fashionColor=&#038;resultback=1284" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ku.....tback=1284</a><br /> I haven't received it yet, but it looks like it would be more my style than the baggy Gap ones.<br /> The lighter wash is also on sale and is the one that Sveta has:<br /> <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/kut-from-the-kloth-catherine-slim-boyfriend-jeans-glory/3275636?origin=keywordsearch&#038;fashionColor=&#038;resultback=0" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ku.....sultback=0</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682874 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:58:12 +0000 Jem 682874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was expecting not to like them, but I do! I agree with the more tapering, but otherwise like them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682873 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:56:21 +0000 Chrizzle 682873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone for the helpful comments! Vicki, they are Gap Sexy Boyfriends, with the pocket flap. I believe they would look better lower on my hips, but I think I'll be returning these without trying other styling variations. The fit looks ok from the front, but it's really unflattering in the back. I have a somewhat flat butt to begin with and these make that worse. I'm not comfortable with the amount of whiskering. I agree with Beth Ann that something about it is distracting. They would look much better if I had them tapered below the knee, but I'd like to try another brand that's already more tapered. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682854 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:37:15 +0000 Vicki 682854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like these on you, Chrizzle, for their cut and color. You can definitely keep the BF in your life. What brand are these? I'm on the hunt for a pair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682800 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:14:33 +0000 MNsara 682800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think we're all kind of on the same wave length that you can positively wear BF jeans, but these need tweaking. </p> <p>If these are a Keep/return, I'd probably suggest return and try another brand/size. </p> <p>If you own these, I'd loosen the belt (or get a longer belt)t so they don't bunch up (see next to the zipper in #2) and can sit lower on your hips. I'd taper the leg (beginning around the knee?) so the calf fit is almost, but not quite, fitted. </p> <p>I like where they are rolled up to, I just think the bottom part and rolls need to graze your calf circumference . . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682795 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:08:30 +0000 Angie 682795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the size actually! Nice fit. To my eye, the hems need tapering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682730 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:09:08 +0000 Jamie 682730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto what everyone else has said. Give a size up a try! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682728 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:07:57 +0000 Beth Ann 682728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Jeanne and Shannon -- bigger belt, maybe even a size up, but a style with more tapered legs. I would also look forward a more even wash -- something about the whiskering and uneven color is a little disracting to my eye. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding an alternative in the stores myself.</p> <p>Don't think you can't wear this trend, though! You absolutely can! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682721 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:02:00 +0000 Transcona Shannon 682721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you can absolutely wear BF's - like Rae, I suggest sizing up so they sit lower on your hips. I bought two pairs in my regular size and a size up and I much prefer the larger size. Because I have short legs though I will be taking them to my seamstress (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) to shorten the legs and then taper them from the knee down so they aren't so wide. This might work for you as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682684 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:50:57 +0000 Jjsloane 682684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Rae's assessment, just not quite the right pair/style/size. I think you need a slightly slimmer or tapered leg and for them to sit a little lower on waist. . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682669 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:17:03 +0000 Anonymous 682669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chrizzle, I think you can definitely rock a boyfriend jean. I like the overall look. I will defer to the experts on the finer points of fit. The right boyfriend is out there for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682630 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:07:01 +0000 Deborah 682630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Based on these photos I think you can wear a boyfriend cut jean. I think these may be rolled to high? What happens if you unroll them once? I do agree that they are meant to sit lower on the hips. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682624 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:37:09 +0000 rae 682624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think maybe size up and try the petite length. These are sitting up too high on your waist to my eye, and I agree with your assessment that the leg openings are too wide. My "sweet spot" for boyfriends hare falling off the lowest part of the hip and hugging the calf. I don't think you should give up, though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682619 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:03:29 +0000 Lyn D. 682619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this style would work for you Chrizzie. These jeans look best to me in pic 3 where they are a little shorter. Somehow they are not showing much taper when longer in the first pics, and they appear to be a little wider in the lower leg than others I have seen.<br /> Maybe you need to size down or try another brand? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-sexy-boyfriend-kr#post-682614 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:44:55 +0000 Chrizzle 682614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think these work for me. I've worn boyfriend-style jeans all my life, but perhaps I no longer have the right kind of looks/body to carry them off. Pics 1 &amp; 2 show them the way they came, pic 3 shows them rolled one more time. I think the hems are too wide in 1-2, but not sure I like 3 either. </p> <p>Had to cinch the belt a bit too tight, because I didn't have time to look for a bigger belt. Should I try them again styled differently (lower on hips, different shoes, different top, rolled more)? Or are these just a no for me? Tell me the truth - I can take it!</p> <p>Edited to add: These are Gap Sexy Boyfriend flap-pocket jeans. The leg openings are much wider on me than they appear on the model:<br /> <a href="http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=48607&#038;vid=1&#038;pid=243476&#038;scid=243476002" rel="nofollow">http://www.gap.com/browse/prod.....=243476002</a> </p>